Isao Kimura

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

98

Gender

Male

Birthday

1923-06-22

Day of death

1981-07-04 (58 years old)

Place of Birth

Senda, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan

Isao Kimura

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Isao Kimura (木村 功 Kimura Isao), also known as Kō Kimura, was a Japanese actor. He appeared in several films directed by Akira Kurosawa. The first was Stray Dog (1949) as Yusa the criminal. Perhaps his most notable collaboration with Kurosawa was in Seven Samurai as the youngest of the samurai, Katsushiro. During his career he also appeared in several films directed by Mikio Naruse as well as appearing in the famous Lone Wolf and Cub film series. In addition to a film career spanning almost thirty years, Kimura founded and directed an acting company which ultimately went bankrupt. He died of esophageal cancer at 57 years old.

Known For

  • Seven Samurai

    Seven Samurai

  • High and Low

    High and Low

  • Ikiru

    Ikiru

  • Throne of Blood

    Throne of Blood

  • The Brass General

    The Brass General

  • Ayu no uta

    Ayu no uta

  • Hokkaido, My Love

    Hokkaido, My Love

  • Ofukuro

    Ofukuro

  • Invitation from the Beach

    Invitation from the Beach

  • Stray Dog

    Stray Dog

  • Affair in the Snow

    Affair in the Snow

  • Pastoral: To Die in the Country

    Pastoral: To Die in the Country

  • Avalanche

    Avalanche

  • Rusty Pendant

    Rusty Pendant

  • Confessions Among Actresses

    Confessions Among Actresses

  • Still I Live On

    Still I Live On

  • Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell

    Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell

  • Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai

    Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai

  • The Valley Between Love and Death

    The Valley Between Love and Death

  • The Thinking Leaf

    The Thinking Leaf

  • Our Marriage

    Our Marriage

  • Young Lord Yakuza

    Young Lord Yakuza

  • Impasse

    Impasse

  • The Story of Pure Love

    The Story of Pure Love

  • Daigaku buyū-den

    Daigaku buyū-den

  • Conquest

    Conquest

  • Secret Information

    Secret Information

  • White Cliffs

    White Cliffs

  • The Harbor Lights

    The Harbor Lights

  • Cases of Umon:Ａ Woman with An Umbrella

    Cases of Umon:Ａ Woman with An Umbrella

  • Miyamoto Musashi: Birth of Two Sword Style

    Miyamoto Musashi: Birth of Two Sword Style

  • Summer Clouds

    Summer Clouds

  • Four Sisters

    Four Sisters

  • Yakuza of Seki

    Yakuza of Seki

  • Where did Sharaku go?

    Where did Sharaku go?

  • Bloody Record of the Shinsengumi

    Bloody Record of the Shinsengumi

  • Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro

    Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro

  • Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights

    Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights

  • Pleasure Resort Troubadour's Song

    Pleasure Resort Troubadour's Song

  • Violence

    Violence

  • The Sacrifice of the Human Torpedoes

    The Sacrifice of the Human Torpedoes

  • City

    City

  • Hahakogusa

    Hahakogusa

  • Weeping Doll

    Weeping Doll

  • The Woman and the Pirate

    The Woman and the Pirate

  • At the End of the Clouds

    At the End of the Clouds

  • The Temple of Wild Geese

    The Temple of Wild Geese

  • Police Precinct: Nothing Left at the Scene

    Police Precinct: Nothing Left at the Scene

  • Showdown in Blood

    Showdown in Blood

  • Tokyo Detective Girl

    Tokyo Detective Girl

  • Akutoku

    Akutoku

  • Tengoku wa doko da

    Tengoku wa doko da

  • The Stragglers

    The Stragglers

  • Police Precinct: Crime at High Noon

    Police Precinct: Crime at High Noon

  • Black Lizard

    Black Lizard

  • Snow Country

    Snow Country

  • The Yamabiko School

    The Yamabiko School

  • Hero of the Red Light District

    Hero of the Red Light District

  • The Affair

    The Affair

  • I Saw the Killer

    I Saw the Killer

  • Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Stray Dog'

    Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Stray Dog'

  • The Angry Street

    The Angry Street

  • The Love of the Actress Sumako

    The Love of the Actress Sumako

  • Miyamoto Musashi: The Duel at Ichijo Temple

    Miyamoto Musashi: The Duel at Ichijo Temple

  • The Shape of Night

    The Shape of Night

  • Beyond the Seasonal Wind

    Beyond the Seasonal Wind

  • Cruel Story of the Shogunate's Downfall

    Cruel Story of the Shogunate's Downfall

  • Student Double Suicide

    Student Double Suicide

  • Knightly Advice

    Knightly Advice

  • Vacuum Zone

    Vacuum Zone

  • Sekidô matsuri

    Sekidô matsuri

  • Miyamoto Musashi

    Miyamoto Musashi

  • The End of a Day

    The End of a Day

  • Fill the Cup with Blood

    Fill the Cup with Blood

  • The Prickly-Mouthed Geisha Goes to Sado

    The Prickly-Mouthed Geisha Goes to Sado

  • A Lonely Woman in a Lonely Land

    A Lonely Woman in a Lonely Land

  • Journey

    Journey

  • My Brother

    My Brother

  • Dancing Girl

    Dancing Girl

  • Beyond Love and Hate

    Beyond Love and Hate

  • Cape Ashizuri

    Cape Ashizuri

  • Assassination

    Assassination

  • Tomorrow I'll Be a Fire-Tree

    Tomorrow I'll Be a Fire-Tree

  • A Billionaire

    A Billionaire

  • Sky Scraper!

    Sky Scraper!

  • Yukiko

    Yukiko

  • Little Peach

    Little Peach

  • Price of Beauty

    Price of Beauty

  • Elegy

    Elegy

  • Beautiful Days

    Beautiful Days

  • The Eighth Enemy

    The Eighth Enemy

  • Rice

    Rice

  • 拳銃野郎に御用心

    拳銃野郎に御用心

  • Mr. Pu

    Mr. Pu

  • Sazen Tange and The Secret of the Urn

    Sazen Tange and The Secret of the Urn

  • Nippon no obaachan

    Nippon no obaachan

  • Nukata no Ōkimi

    Nukata no Ōkimi

  • Seishi Yokomizo Series II Masquerada

    Seishi Yokomizo Series II Masquerada